Ranjodh Singh Majithia

Ranjodh Singh Majithia
Ranjodh Singh Majithia. Watercolour by a Company artist, Punjab, ca.1865
Died1872
AllegianceSikh Empire
Service/branchSikh Khalsa Army
Rank
  • General of the Sikh Khalsa Army
  • Governor of Hazara
RelationsDesa Singh Majithia (father)
Lehna Singh Majithia (brother)
Gujar Singh Majithia (brother)

Ranjodh Singh (died 1872) was a powerful member of the Sikh aristocracy and governor of Hazara.[1] The Majithia family are Jat of the Shergill gotra (clan),[2] and were particularly influential in the area near their headquarters in Majithia (hence the name).

  1. ^ "Ranjodh Singh Majithia". The Sikh Encyclopedia. 19 December 2000. Retrieved 2022-09-13.
  2. ^ Rekhi, Gurnam Singh (1999). Sir Sundar Singh Majithia and His Relevance in Sikh Politics (PDF). Har-Anand Publications Pvt. Ltd. p. 15. ...the small village of Majithia (near Amritsar)—which the family of Sir Sundar Singh, of Shergill clan among the Jat Sikhs—had adopted as their surname, could also be proud of its illustrious Sardars.